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Section: 30.3.1.6 [locale.statics] Status: TC1 Submitter: Matt Austern Opened: 1997-12-24 Last modified: 2016-08-09
Priority: Not Prioritized
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Discussion:
It appears there's an important guarantee missing from clause 22. We're told that invoking locale::global(L) sets the C locale if L has a name. However, we're not told whether or not invoking setlocale(s) sets the global C++ locale.
The intent, I think, is that it should not, but I can't find any such words anywhere.
Proposed resolution:
Add a sentence at the end of 30.3.1.6 [locale.statics], paragraph 2:
No library function other than locale::global() shall affect the value returned by locale().